FEBRUARY 2012
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CONCERT SERIES IN ISRAEL – PERFORMING WITH CARMELA GROSS WAGNER
Av is in Tel Aviv, rehearsing for a set of five reunion concerts with Carmella Gross & Wagner after 17 years since their last recordings.
Category: Live
Annie Lennox called off…!
NOVEMBER 2010
Unfortunately the concert with Annie Lennox has been called off!
Annie Lennox Christmas Concert
OCTOBER 2010
Av is working on orchestral and choral arrangements for a special Annie Lennox Christmas Concert – BBC Sessions – to be recorded early November and will be broadcast in December. More details to follow…
BBC Electric Proms 2009 – Great gig…
OCTOBER 2009
BBC ELECTRIC PROMS 2009
The gig at the Roundhouse on 22nd October with Doves and the London Bulgarian Choir was a great success and received very good reviews. Here’s some of what they wrote about Avshalom’s arrangements:
‘On Kingdom Of Rust …they added Ennio Morricone-esque gravitas or Catch the Sun where they were as uplifting as Polyphonic Spree, the Bulgarians made already fine songs even better, transforming the good to great, the earthbound to celestial.’ Evening Standard
‘The unique phrasing techniques used by the choir perfectly enhanced Doves soaring post Dance melodies, creating real moments of transcendental beauty on tracks like Kingdom of Rust and The Last Broadcast, and on final track There Goes the Fear pushed the band’s famous supersonic Samba wig out to a new zone.’ Julie Cullen, BBC Radio 6
‘…having Avshalom Caspi re-work some of the band’s tracks to incorporate the 40-strong London Bulgarian Choir. Third track ‘Firesuite’ was the first to receive this treatment, which served to emphasize the cinematic and epic nature of some of the Doves music.’ EMI
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BBC Electric Proms 2009
OCTOBER 2009
Great short film by Holly Murray documenting the creative process that went on in preparation for the Electric Proms gig.
Rehearsals with Bulgarians and Doves in full swing
OCTOBER 2009
Avshalom and the choir have been rehearsing the material the last couple of weeks. Yesterday, the band and choir came together for their first rehearsal at Angel Studios in Islington. This is going to be one great gig – the combination of the two is amazing. Doves are a great band…
BBC E.Proms 09 – Doves & the London Bulgarian Choir!
OCTOBER 2009
Avshalom has teamed up with Doves and the London Bulgarian Choir, and is composing vocal arrangements for the choir to sing at Doves’ Electric Proms show at London’s Roundhouse on 22nd October 2009. The arranging work on this project is a challenge, the aim being to compose material for the choir which will remain true to the Bulgarian style of singing whilst still fitting within Western-style harmony and song writing structures. The combination is fantastic! Really enjoying this one…
‘Noitcelfer’ – commission for ensemble, electronics and voiceover
SEPTEMBER 2009
Avshalom has been commissioned to compose Noitcelfer (‘reflection’ backwards) a piece which explores the idea of reflection – whether it be physical or metaphorical – through the means of music, sound and image. Written for string quartet, piano, harp, voice-over and electronics with visuals by artist / designer Assa Ashuach. To be performed on 12th September 2009, 8.30pm at the NNLS Hall in London.
Later… With Jools Holland + Snow Patrol
OCTOBER 2008
You can catch Avshalom waving his arms, conducting his brass & choral arrangements on BBC’s Later… with Jools Holland with Snow Patrol and members of the Exmoor Singers of London on Friday 17 Oct.
Av joins Yasmin Levy at Ronnie Scott’s
NOVEMBER 2007
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RONNIE SCOTT’S
Av. was invited to play as a guest at Yasmin Levy‘s recent gig at Ronnie Scott’s in London, marking the launch of her magical new album Mano Suave, on which Avshalom has arranged the song Como La Roza.
BBC Electric Proms 2007 with Bloc Party – the crowd went mad for it!
BBC Electric Proms 2007 – Interview with Bloc Party’s Matthew Tong
OCTOBER 2007
Here is a short video of an interview with BLOC PARTY’s drummer Matthew Tong – speaking of the upcoming collaboration with Avshalom and the choir once we’d all got into rehearsals.
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BBC Electric Proms 2007 with Bloc Party
OCTOBER 2007
Avshalom is currently working on choral arrangements and compositions for a special performance of Indie-Rock band BLOC PARTY. The concert will take place at the BBC’s Electric Proms festival (27 October). On this exciting project Av is collaborating again with the wonderful Exmoor Singers of London.
Avshalom Caspi • Composer 